Heisman poll: Texas Tech's Harrell takes lead from McCoy

The Rocky

Published November 3, 2008 at 4:08 p.m.

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Seizing his moment on college football’s big stage, Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell has grabbed the lead in this week’s Rocky Mountain News Heisman Trophy poll. And he did with a flair for the dramatic.

Harrell connected on a 28-yard touchdown pass with Michael Crabtree with 1 second left Saturday to beat Heisman candidate, quarterback Colt McCoy, and No. 1 Texas 39-33. It capped a stellar performance for the senior, who passed for 474 yards and two touchdowns.

Harrell earned five first-place votes to move from third last week to first. The leader for the past three weeks, McCoy fell to second, just ahead of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, who earned three first-place votes. Defending Heisman winner Tim Tebow of Florida was fourth; Crabtree broke into the poll at fifth.

This week’s poll, with statistics from last week:

Player, position	School	Last week	Points
Graham Harrell, QB	Texas Tech	36-for-53 passing, 474 yards, 2 TDs	41 (5)
Colt McCoy, QB	Texas	20-for-34 passing, 294 yards, 2 TDs	36
Sam Bradford, QB	Oklahoma	19-for-27 passing, 311 yards, 5 TDs	33 (3)
Tim Tebow, QB	Florida	10-for-13 passing, 154 yards, 2 TDs	22 (1)
Michael Crabtree, WR	Texas Tech	10 receptions, 127 yards, 1 TD	9 (1)

Chase Daniel (QB, Missouri), 5; Dez Bryant (WB, Oklahoma State), 2; Javon Ringer (RB, Michigan State), 1; Zac Robinson (QB, Oklahoma), 1.

Voters: Kirk Bohls, Austin (Texas) American-Statesman; Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com; Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Mike Griffith, The Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel; Michael Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune; Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News; John Lindsay, Scripps Howard News Service; Tom Luicci, The (Newark) Star-Ledger; John Rohde, The Oklahoman.

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